In the 21st century, Indigenous Nations still lack access to needed capital and partners. Indigenous emerging markets have been overlooked for decades. Indigena Capital was founded to address this need across all commercial sectors of the Indigenous emerging market.

John P. Jurrius, CEO, Indigena Holdings

If our goal is financial freedom, we must not rely on management by the Federal Government. We must, instead, unshackle our rights and maximize our vast resources with the right capital partners.

Roy Fox, Chief, Blood Tribe, Canada

As a partner, Indigena brings the necessary capital, expertise and experience to unlock the tremendous potential derived from the unique rights and resources of North American Indigenous Nations across all sectors.

Christine Robertson, President, Indigena Holdings

The strong, courageous, and visionary leadership of our Tribe, combined with Mr. Jurrius’ creation of our financial plan and a means to access capital, made it possible for us to make necessary changes that created economic security for our people in perpetuity.

Pearl Casias, former Chairwoman, Southern Ute Tribe, U.S.A.

The Indigena partnering model is unique in helping Nations to fully and profitably develop their diverse resources and, by doing so, create a sustainable, dynamic, and self-reliant economy.

Chet Mills, former U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs Superintendent

Message from the CEO...

The principals of Indigena have specialized in partnering exclusively with Tribal Nations in the United States and First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in Canada for over three decades. This unique and advantaged investment space offers a world-class portfolio of opportunities that stem from the Treaty, Traditional Territory and Reserve or Reservation rights of Indigenous Nations. This emerging market, however, has been overlooked for decades as capital providers are often deterred by the antiquated regulations and special jurisdictions that the Federal Government put in place a century ago. Consequently, this creates an inequity – Indigenous Nations not fully realizing the benefits of their resources and rights. Indigena brings the capital, experience, and expertise to assist Nations in remedying this inequity and provides a platform through which the financial community can engage.

In response to Nations’ requests to help build their economies, we have partnered in over 70 transactions, invested $450 million of direct capital and sourced $1.7 billion in joint venture capital. Through disciplined capital allocation, the return expectations of investors can be met while creating the foundation for self-sustaining economies for Nations. These projects have generated a measurable, beneficial social and environmental impact alongside the financial returns.